A former teacher was forced to quit after her OnlyFans account was discovered, but she can console herself with the fact she's making some serious dough on the adult content website.
Brianna Coppage, 28, was initially placed on administrative leave in September after it was discovered she had an account on the platform.
Coppage, who was English teacher at St. Clair High School in Saint Clair, Missouri, ultimately decided to resign, however.
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Speaking to Fox News Digital, Coppage explained that she has made $1 million on the platform since joining in summer and said she does not regret the decision.
She said that she started the account as a way to support her household in addition to her salary as a teacher.
Coppage told Fox News Digital: "I started it, one, to just supplement my income and kind of see what happens and possibly make extra money.
"Like, I have student loans. I was working on my third degree. So, I also have a master's degree in education, and then I was working on my specialist degree."
She has previously explained that on average her OnlyFans would bring in around $8,000 to $10,000 per month. This was on top of her annual teacher's salary of about $42,000 per year.
"I will also say that I have tens of thousands of fans now. And I have, you know, far exceeded my teacher salary for the year," she said of the amount she is bringing in now.
Coppage explained that she knew the risks when she joined OnlyFans and that if given the opportunity she would do it again.
"I don't regret it. I still strongly feel that. People are allowed to have personal lives outside of their career. And I've seen a lot of comments like, 'Well, what if the students found it or it's online? People are going to see it,” she added.
"And I don't necessarily disagree with that. I know for a fact that, one, students are not the ones who found it. They're not the ones who reported it. And they didn't see it until adults posted my link in a community group."
Coppage also clarified that when she was questioned by the Sullivan School District she was clear that she did all of her work for OnlyFans in her own personal time and not on school property.
The former teacher also explained she was aware of the moral objection against her choices to use the pornographic platform. However, she insisted she was not here to convince people what she does is right or wrong.
“There is this expectation that teachers should be the moral leaders of students, and I do not disagree with that,” Coppage has previously said.
“I taught the curriculum. I taught students reading and writing, and I didn’t guide them on my thoughts or beliefs. … And I can’t control what people think of me.”
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